Alpine skiers Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde are arguable the glamour couple at the Beijing Olympics but that status doesn’t automatically guarantee gold medals. American Shiffrin first crashed out in the giant slalom she had won in 2018, and her Norwegian partner Kilde then had to settle for fifth in the downhill as top favourite. “I talked to her, and she was taking it really well, she knows that she skied well until then,” Kilde said. “Of course it’s a pity to ski out early in the race, but that’s also part of the game. She tried and she went out for it 100%. It’s better to do…